Cappuchinian Delight with Rum Raisins & Nuts

Ingredients:

• Egg 3
• Flour 2 cup
• Veg oil 1 cup or
• Butter 200 g
• Baking pdr 1 Tsp
• Baking soda 1/2 Tsp
• Sugar 1 1/2 cup + 2 Tsp
• Handfull of assorted nuts & dry fruits
• Instant coffee pdr 4 to 5 Tsp
• Melted dark chocolate 100 g
• Vanilla essence 2 Tsp
• Rum

Preparation:

Soak the assorted nuts and dry fruits in rum along with 2 tsp of vanilla essence and 2 tsp of castor sugar. Keep this mixture for atleast 3 to 4 days so that the rum is well absorbed by the nuts and dry fruits. The nuts and dry fruits include, Cashew nuts, Walnuts, Almonds and unsalted pistacchios, Golden and black raisins and prunes.

Mix together vegetable oil and sugar in a food processor and add the eggs one by one. Allow it to get mix well. Continue this process till the mixture becomes fluffy and soft. Pour this mixture into a mixing bowl and add the coffee pdr, the melted chocolate, the rum infused and the nuts and fruits. Mix it well.

The flour is kept sieved along with baking pdr and baking soda. This flour is carefully folded into the cake mixture.

Pre heat the oven at 180 d Celcious. Grease two baking pan and pour the batter into it. Bake it for 45 to 50 mins.

[Recipe Courtesy: Tony Toms]